Where should I start? Maybe I should tell you all about the impending Bloodline wars, no I think we need to go back to the source, to the prelude of madness.

Eight years ago a disaster occurred within A.M.R.O's training grounds, the ripples of which never really subsided and I fear the tide that is yet to come.

Within an undisclosed location, titled innocence, several alchemists were brought as mere infants and trained into becoming Asylums and carry the cruel fate that came with it. It is here I learned that my organization is not a great savior but an evil that seeks to thwart other evils. Never in my wildest dream could I imagine that under this little Island, where children trained to protect mankind, would be a prison housing four of the deadliest criminals in A.M.R.O's history. Maybe my organization grew content with the abundance of power it held; maybe it felt those prisoners would never break through the impenetrable seals. It is a pity they never foresaw treason, in hindsight I suppose I can understand why Joux did what he did, yes he was one of the most respected instructors present at innocence but he was also a witness to A.M.R.O's darkness.

Would you pity those prisoners if I told you A.M.R.O held them captive since they were but wee little lads; that they were experimented upon, tortured all in the quest to obtain power. The ability to manipulate alchemy is not equal, some are weak at it where as other are strong and then there are the prodigies. This had been the norm since the dawn of Alchemy's origin, however a few decades ago an anomaly was observed, something that shook the very foundation of belief and understand of the art. When an Alchemist goes insane there is no point of return, it is an impossibility which had remained consistent for millenniums. When this happened, there was not a single record of it ever happening before. Someone went insane and then regained his sanity, it was a breakthrough and that individual came to possess a power that even the Gods would envy. So there is no surprise that A.M.R.O wished to artificially replicate this event which was dubbed a singularity.

Those four children grew up knowing only darkness, despair and pain but A.M.R.O could hardly care for they succeeded. Two year prior to the fall of Innocence (A.M.R.O's training ground), the experimentation succeeded. However before A.M.R.O could study which of the four subjects became the artificial singularity, an accident occurred which destroyed all data and only after sacrificing a multitude of Asylums were those four prisoner brought under control and locked away. If it were me, I would have killed those four but I suppose A.M.R.O could not afford to dispose of such valuable assets.

I am sure my organization regrets its decision, to think it took only two year and those four managed to break out of their bindings and wreak havoc upon innocence. Not only did those four prisoners manage to escape but it was at the cost of the lives of several hundred children as well as one of A.MR.O's greatest soldiers. It was indeed a momentous loss for my organization, one that will haunt it to this day and times to come.

I guess this brings us to what has been going on currently, I suppose one of the notable incidents would be the threat of all out war between the Bloodlines. Ah, you probably do not know what those are huh? A.N.R.O and Asylums are but one side of the picture; surely you are aware there must be other Alchemists in the world too. Most of these ordinary alchemists are referred to as rogues, a derogatory term for within the eyes of Asylums they are less than filth. An exception to this rule would be the Bloodlines, who I suppose you could consider are royalty among the filth.

Within the world it is extremely rare for Alchemy to transfer through blood and that too consistently; within the 16th century A.M.R.O enlisted the help of several families which were prospects for becoming Bloodlines. A.M.R.O ensured their survival and in exchange these Bloodlines ensure a steady supply of soldiers. As times passed these Bloodlines rose to power, several becoming industrial giants and amassing immense wealth. It is no secret that feuds existed among the various Bloodlines, however never had it come to a point of an all out war that threatened the very balance which A.M.R.O had striven to maintain.

Within the last five years alone, multiple deaths were observed in all the Bloodlines and as such fingers have started to point which has given rise to frustration and paranoia. It is true to assume that all the Bloodlines are currently balancing themselves on a very fragile line, which if break would lead to catastrophic consequences. However what A.M.R.O fears even more is the possibility that one of the prisoners of innocence have a hand in this.

The only ones who can stop an all out blood bath are the Asylums that are sent to moderate a meeting between these Bloodlines to find a peaceful solution.